According to an ongoing policy, Microsoft makes impending exam retirement
announcements in June each year, with retirements taking place one year
after the announcements are made. Because of another policy implemented
in October 2001 (see the FAQ at http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/
highlights/announcement.asp for details), Microsoft also requires
no recertification in order to retain currently valid certifications.
This means that anyone holding a certification that uses any of these
soon-to-retire exams will remain certified.

Microsoft updated an August security advisory this week to urge organizations using the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol in supported Windows systems to implement some configuration changes manually.